Goals and Objectives:

The goal of the Beachwood Police Department Recruitment Plan is to attract qualified individuals to pursue a career with the Beachwood Police Department. The objective is to achieve an overall racial and gender composition of the department in comparison to the service population of the Borough through the departments recruiting activities. This agency will make a good faith effort to meet specific goals for recruiting a diverse workforce, in terms of people ofcolor and gender diversity. The goals and objectives will be accomplished through various recruitment activities listed in the Recruitment Activities section of this plan.

General:

Beachwood Borough has a residency preference in all hiring matters. Applicants must be a bona fide resident of Beachwood at the time of the closing date of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission Law enforcement Officer Test. Once Beachwood residents have been exhausted from the Civil Service Certification List, Ocean County residents are then provided with preference. If the Ocean County list is exhausted, applications will be open to residents of the State of New Jersey. The Chief of Police or designee is responsible for the Recruitment Plan.

Beachwood Borough is an equal opportunity employer in all facets of the personnel process.